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A new report released Thursday finds violent crime in cities across the country is generally moving in the right direction, compared to last year. In fact, in many cases, violent crime is now lower than pre-pandemic levels in many places.

That’s according to the findings of the Council on Criminal Justice’s midyear report. It looked at crime trends around the country, including in D.C., Baltimore and Richmond.

While not at pre-pandemic levels yet, Lopez said carjackings, in particular, have seen noticeable declines since a dramatic spike starting in 2020 and in 2023. But the numbers also show there’s no escaping how much deadlier violent crime in D.C. has become.

“Lethality has climbed significantly,” Lopez said. “We look back to 2012 lethality — again, that share of violence that ended a homicide — that increased by over 300% from 2012 to 2024, even though if the homicide rate drops. So, the violent situations can be getting less frequent, but when those violent situations occur, they more likely end in a fatality than over a decade ago.”